Grid Connection Reform: The Latest Position

The Government, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) and Ofgem have all contributed to a considerable number of updates in recent months to bring about urgently needed grid connection reforms. The grid connection queue contains 739GW in capacity and over the last 5 years has grown tenfold in capacity and many of those projects, reportedly, do not have proper funding or necessary planning permission to progress.¹

In 2023/2024 NESO reportedly received over 1,700 applications which far exceeds what the system requires by even 2050.² These amongst many other reasons has prompted the most rapid change in grid connection reform for a decade. To help keep track, we have summarised some of the key changes from the last few months.